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What becomes of all this cabbage? might be asked. A large 

 quantity goes into the hands of saur kraut manufacturers around 

 Chicago, while large quantities are shipped south into Texas and 

 other southern states, where it is impossible to grow this succulent 

 vegetable. 



Mr. C. C. Hunter : I would like to ask the name of the cabbage 

 planter you spoke of. 



Mr. Moyle : It is a machine made for the purpose, although it 

 is similar to the one made to plant tobacco, and two boys sit be- 

 hind and drop the plants. It is somewhat similar to a corn planter. 

 There is a barrel filled with water fastened to the machine, and 

 every time a plant is dropped a little water is passed out. 



The President : I presume you prefer dry to wet weather for 

 planting ? 



Mr. Moyle : Yes, it is a great deal better, the dirt does not 

 stick to the wheel. If it is too dry, it is dusty so the boys and girls 

 who drop the plants cannot see, and they sometimes get them in 

 upside down. However, we want the soil in good condition and 

 dry. 



The President : How many thousand a day will that machine 

 plant : 



Mr. Moyle : 40,000 plants a day is considered a good plant- 

 ing. 



Mr. E. A. Smith : Would that machine plant strawberry plants ? 

 • Mr. Moyle : Yes, they are using it for that purpose. But, of 

 course, in the case of strawberry plants, they have such a large 

 root system that they do not plant so readily as cabbage, and 

 they cannot set so many plants a day, and they have to be care- 

 ful to arrange the plants before setting them. They must be 

 tied in bundles, and then there is no difficulty — and you even get 

 a better stand than when planted by hand. 



Mr. Seth Kenney : Are there cabbage worms enough to go 

 around? (Laughter.) 



Mr. Moyle : Yesterday there was some discussion regarding 

 the poisoning of cabbage worms. There is no difficulty experienced 

 in using poison, although most growers do not use it because they 

 grow cabbage on such a large scale, yet the worms were very in- 

 jurious this past season. It was a dry season, and it was generally 

 estimated that the crop was cut down one-third on account of the 

 worms. A great many use Paris green. The cabbage grows from 

 the heart out and after the poison is put on there will be more than 

 ten or a dozen leaves that come out so that the head proper is 

 not affected by the poison. 



The President: How do you apply it? 



Mr. Moyle : We use those little spray guns which hold about a 

 quart of water, and put in a teaspoonful of Paris green. It is an 

 easy thing to handle and a man can walk right along between the 

 rows and spray the plants. 



